Leaf Ornament

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Description:

Large, stamped gilt-metal ovate leaf with long pointed tip, finely serrated edge and nearly straight veins. Possibly of a pair with DL*245425.0110. From a group of 27 leaves of different kinds, DL*245425.0098-.0125.

Date Made: 1800 - 1960

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United StatesEurope

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.245425.0112Catalog Number: 245425.0112Accession Number: 245425

Object Name: form, leafObject Type: ornamentsOther Terms: Ornament; 41Cc, Sullivan, Michael D

Physical Description: brass (overall material)gold (gilding material)Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 3 in x 1 7/8 in; .635 cm x 7.62 cm x 4.7625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-1e42-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_319898

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